Fire officials suspect arson in office blaze

SAN DIEGO - A fire set in the Sorrento Valley offices of Chicken
of the Sea International was the second arson blaze in the building
since Oct. 26, authorities said Wednesday.

Yesterday's fire started in a cubicle on the top floor of the
five-story Arden Towers building at 9330 Scranton Road was reported
shortly after 7 p.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue
Department.

About 15 people in the building got out unharmed, Maurice Luque
of the fire department said. At least one person was on the fifth
floor when the fire started, he said.

Investigators determined the blaze, which caused about $200,000
damage, was the work of an arsonist, Luque said. No details were
made public. Apparently, no arrests were made.

An unsolved non-injury blaze set in a cubicle on Oct. 26 caused
about $500,000 damage, Luque said.

The damage in the latest blaze was mostly caused by water, Luque
said. Damage to the contents was put at $100,000, and damage to the
building at $100,000, he said.